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Outside the Box
Billy Mccomiskey
Outside the Box
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
 
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Billy McComiskey is a highly regarded player and composer of Irish traditional music. A Brooklyn native, in his early teens he started studying — accordion with the late Sean McGlynn from Galway. He won the All-Ireland Seni...  more »

     
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All Artists: Billy Mccomiskey
Title: Outside the Box
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Compass Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 8/12/2008
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: Traditional Folk, British & Celtic Folk, Celtic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 766397448824

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Billy McComiskey is a highly regarded player and composer of Irish traditional music. A Brooklyn native, in his early teens he started studying
accordion with the late Sean McGlynn from Galway. He won the All-Ireland Senior title in 1986. He formed and played with two legendary trios:
Washington DC's Irish Tradition and the internationally acclaimed Trian. He is known on both sides of the Atlantic as an indefatigable session player,
teacher and promulgator of the music. On Outside the box, Billy's first solo CD in almost 25 years, the listener is once again reminded why Billy is known as 'the most accomplished B/C box player to emerge from Irish America'.

Featuring: Matthew Bell, Myron Bretholz, Liz Carroll, Brendan Dolan, John Doyle, Joanie Madden, Sean McComiskey, Mick Moloney, and Athena Tergis.

Produced by John Doyle

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CD Reviews

Great Collection! An easy 5!
J. Polak | Baltimore, MD United States | 08/27/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Billy is featured in a variety of settings playing reels, jigs, waltzes, set dances, hornpipes, a lullaby and a set of O'Caroline tunes. The CD ends in great form with a set of reels played with John Doyle and Liz Carroll. John Doyle's vibe is very much up front on some of the tunes but that's great because there is a good mix and a good bit of music on this collection.



I am sure that anyone who like trad Irish music will LOVE this CD."
Major-league Mastery on the Button Accordion
Terence Winch | 11/01/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Billy McComiskey's brilliance and virtuosity have long been recognized within the world of traditional Irish music, though not since "Makin' the Rounds" (1981)has he treated his audience to the full force of his major-league talent on the B/C button accordion. "Outside the Box," McComiskey's new solo CD, corrects that situation. This is a musical biography in which the tunes tell the story---from pieces Billy learned from his mentor Sean McGlynn to several of his own masterful compositions. Beautifully produced by the ubiquitous John Doyle, this album achieves immediate status as a classic."